landmark
IPA: ɫˈændmɑrk
noun
- (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
- A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
- (figurative, also attributive) A major event or discovery.
verb
- (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
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Examples of "landmark" in Sentences
- The store is a landmark of the community.
- The men exalted the landmarks of the city.
- It became the landmark of the town instantaneously.
- The are the dominant physical landmark of the city.
- The fate of the historic landmark is still in limbo.
- It is the most recognizable landmark in the City of Avalon.
- Leave the current article as a snapshot of the landmark name.
- The arena is a recognizable landmark of the city of Lafayette.
- In Mumbai, the venue of the celebration was the Landmark bookshop.
- Another landmark is the monument to the deer (symbol of the city).
- The dome of the church is a principal landmark of the skyline of Paris.
- AFL has announced what it calls a landmark agreement to broadcast matches live into China.
- But she said to me, nonetheless, they are laying the groundwork to eventually pass what they call landmark legislation.
- Congressman Tom Tancredo of Colorado, Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma today introduced what they called a landmark immigration reform bill.
- The White House issuing a statement a short time ago praising what it termed a landmark agreement with North Korea to shut down its primary nuclear reactor and dismantle its program.
- "Few buildings in New York are more iconic, more beloved, and more worthy of the designation 'landmark' than the Puck Building," he said, "and thus any proposed changes must be held to the highest level of scrutiny."
- LOS ANGELES—After months of public battling, union and city leaders reached what they called a landmark deal Thursday that for the first time forced concessions from a coalition of city unions, and could shape other labor negotiations.
- Mr. Abhisit has said recently that he plans to dissolve the House of Representatives by Friday and call what he described as a landmark election for the Southeast Asian country, which has been plagued by deep and sometimes deadly political divisions.
- BANGKOK—Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he plans to dissolve the House of Representatives by Friday and call what he described as a landmark election for the Southeast Asian country, which has been plagued by deep and sometimes deadly political divisions.